, 1887-12-22
JOHN L. IN IRELvND

peCtcd to spar with an amateur IN
Cork theatre. The amateur Is Frank
CTcrdon. who says he Is not afraid to
stand before the champion.
No BUSINESS.
OLYMPIA. Dec. 15.-No business to-
day; nearly all the members OF the
Legislature went to SteilacCom, and
also large number of citizens.
THE SOUTH BOOMING.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-The Manu-
facturer's Record this week will say
that a few weeks ago George M.Pull-
man. August Belmont, Jr-, Robert L.
Lincoln and other capitalists visited
the South. In letters these gentle
all aSre, that the south will soon ri
val, if not surpass the north and west
in quantity and value of products and
enterprise and the resources of its
people.
COPPER MINE.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Dee. l5.-The
geographical surveyors, working in
this section this season, found a rich
outcrop Of copper III the vicinity of
Stamford, Vermont, which they pro
ceeded to develop. They now have
shafts in to considerable depth,
with such results that work had been
pushed vigorously. 1t is not yet
certain how rich the find will prove,
but those who put money into the
scheme are satisfied.
AFFAERS IN IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Dec. 15.-United Ireland
declares that the government has
secured Monseignior Persico's aid in
restraining the Irish priests from
offering opposition to the government
who as an equivalent will endow the
Catholic University, receive the Papal
envoy and send an ambassador to the
Vatican.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 15.-The str
City Of Sydney arrived III this city
today from Hong Kong and Yoke
hama. The Chinese papers give
details of disaster occasioned by the
Yellow river overfiowing It's banks
III the providence of Honou, and de-
scribe it rs one of the most appalling
occurrences in the loss of life and
property recorded in recent times
The river broke its banks on the
evening of September 29th, and not
only completely inundated that
city, but also ten other populous
cities and the whole area is now Il
raging sea, ten to thirty feet deep,
where it wa Il densely populated
plain. The former bed of the Yellow
river is now dry and the present
lake was the bed of river centuries
ago. The loss of life is incalculable,
and statement is made by mission
aries that millions of Chinese are
homeless and starving.
STOLE a DRAFT
New YORK, Dec. 15.-Henry S. Ives
was arraigned this afternoon in the
toOmbs police court, sued for stealing
a draft for 100000 from the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton x Dayton r. r. Ju-
ius Dexter, president of the road, ,wes
examined and testified that Ives had
never accounted for the draft in
question.
PREPARING To RESIGN.
The Sun says: 1t is the general
impression with the knights of La
Dor in this city that the announce
ment of the illness of PoWderly is a
II Sc, and IL at Powderly is in consul
taiion with friends and members of
the general executive board, prepar
atory 10 sending in his resignation.
GOV. BODWELL DEAD.
HALLCwELL, Me, Dec. 15.-Gov.
Bodwell died this morning of con
gestion of the lungs, caused by ex-
posure and over work
ALLOWED TIME To PLEAD.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 15.-John A.
Dining was arranged today before
Judge Murphy for the alleged mur-
der of ii. Benhayon. He was allowed
until Saturday to plead.
CHARGES DENIED.
Mrs. Clarabelle Mcdonald has filed
a denial and cross complaint to the
complaint Of Il. H. Mcdonald, ir..
her husband, charging her with adul
terry. She denies all charges in his
complaint and III her cross complaint
charges him with the grossest infidel-
ity.
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Sumner j. Lombard, the boy who
recently shot out the eye OF his COM
panion, Grant Cole, with a parlor
rifle, was held in one thougand-dol-
lar bonds by Judge Hcrnblower to
day, 10 await trial III the superior
court for assault with a deadly
weapon.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The house
committee on elections organized and
held its first meeting today. It de.
clded to take up the Thoebed, Car
Isle contested election eases.
TERRIFIC WIND STORM.
Los ANGELES, Dec. ia terrific
wind storm prevailed Crescenta. ten
miles north of this city last hight.
Trees were uprooted, and a number
OF light buildings destroyed. A bo.
tel was blown down and several peo-
pie buried IN the ruins, of whom Mrs.
Clementlna Arnold and her ten wear
old daughter, were killed, and several
others injured, but not seriously.
TSADE DULL. WITH NJ PR sPEcT aF IN
MEDIATE IMPROVEMENT.
MANCHESTER, Dec. 14.-Thc Guard
LgH'$ commercial article says: The
Market is very firm; inquiry IS mod
crate IN most departments. Tie i'm
preston III the market is that
prices are not likely to make even a
small advance until diminished sup
plies force them up. The present
position OF manufacturers Is unen-
vlable. In yarns even, while they
are higher than they were three
months ago, knit goods are rarely
higher and in few eases are actually
lower. An opinion based on the dis
belief in the estimates of the Amer
lean cotton crop, prevails that the